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RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS for the Episcopal Church USA

Grades 1-3 B A P T I S M

I WANT TO WALK AS A CHILD OF THE LIGHT

ADULT LEADER / COUNSELOR’S GUIDE

I. HOLY BAPTISM (grades 1-3)

II. COMMUNION (grades 4-6)

III. CONFIRMATION (grades 7-9)

IV. RELATIONSHIPS (grades 10-12)

prepared by the Rev’d Edward K. Erb under the auspices of the Episcopal Scouters’ Association and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew with permission from P.R.A.Y. 10-2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS page

1 Introduction

2 Outline of the Student book and description of sessions

3 Suggestions & Helpful Hints

6 “Answer” sheets for Water and Word Search

7 Exodus: The Game, instructions, shopping list, and resources

Additional Resources

Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (www.americanbible.org). INTRODUCTION

Thank you for agreeing to help our (your) Scouts with their Religious Emblems. This set was written by an Episcopal priest, 30-year Adult Scouter, and recipient of the St. George Award. The series is conceived to be a via media between the Roman Catholic and the general Protestant awards. Subsequent editions are planned to include resources from The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The United Methodist Church (UMC) and other denominations in Full Communion with the Episcopal Church with a sacramental basis. Each set is designed to be age appropriate both in content and activities as well as circled around a Sacrament at their level: grades 1-3 Holy Baptism grades 4-6 Holy Communion (and could be used for “First” Communion classes) grades 7-9 Confirmation (for possible use as part of a Confirmation curriculum) grades 10-12 Relationships (named rather than Marriage, with changes in the Church and BSA)

You will need a copy of the Student Book. This Leader’s Guide offers suggestions as to how to do each segment, but use your imagination and adapt to your situation. There are no divided or numbered sessions, per se. There is also no real order to the sessions. Fell free to skip around as your conversations together suggest. Depending on the time allowed, the size of the group, and your relationship with the candidates, single sessions could be linked together. You may also wish to supplement sessions with other resources, such as Godly Play story-telling and activities. A list of resources is at the end. Whenever a segment is finished, date and initial the “Table of Contents/Achievements” page. When an individual Scout has finished all segments, the application form on the last page should be submitted to P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities for Youth, at praypub.org or 1-800- 933-7729), who will then record the religious emblems program completion and present the certificate and other emblem items. If used with multiple students, the form in the back of this Leader’s book should be used. The author welcomes any criticism and suggestions. You may contact me at Grace Episcopal Church 827 Church Street or [email protected] Honesdale, PA 18431 Thank you again, for helping our Scouts grow in their Faith and their Duty to God. Yours, Fr. Ed OUTLINE of the STUDENT BOOK

DEFINITION OF SACRAMENTS from the Catechism, 1979 Book of Common Prayer

WATER Discussion of the description and many uses of water in general

THE EASTER VIGIL A tale of what The Great Vigil is like

ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH, PARTS ONE and TWO Earliest memories of Church Tower, Doors, Columbarium, Font An Activity of Welcoming

TAKE A WALK Going into the quiet Church

HOLY BAPTISM A tale of what Baptism is like, and drawing a picture

BAPTISMAL PROMISES, PARTS ONE and TWO A review of the Presentation of Candidates and Baptismal Covenant

BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE, PART ONE: WATER Jewish Background, John the Baptist, the Early Church

EXODUS: THE GAME A relay race for the whole parish

BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE, PART TWO: CANDLE & OIL The Light of Christ, Paschal Candle and Baptismal candles, Holy Chrism

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS Crosses on the Forehead, Crosses in the Church

BAPTISM WORD SEARCH A “test” to see what they remember

WHAT’S IN A NAME? The giving of the “Christian” name of the Baptized SUGGESTIONS & HELPFUL HINTS on individual sessions student book page

1 INTRODUCTION

Read with the student(s) the Introduction in their book, explain the definition of Baptism, possibly discuss what a Sacrament is (on next page) and ask if they have any questions.

2 DEFINITION OF SACRAMENTS from the Catechism, 1979 Book of Common Prayer

The age-old Anglican memorization slogan: “An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.” You may wish to discuss what that means

3 WATER Discussion of the description and many uses of water in general

You may wish to use this as the first session, just to have fun and set the atmosphere as a little less formal.

4 THE EASTER VIGIL A tale of what The Great Vigil is like

If your parish does not observe the Great Vigil, you may wish to omit this segment. Or you could use it to introduce the idea to the parents. The Scout(s) may be a good way of beginning this ancient tradition.

7 ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH, PARTS ONE and TWO Earliest memories of Church Tower, Doors, Columbarium, Font An Activity of Welcoming

Several activities are included in these segments. You may be able to combine them into one session, or divide as time allows. The Tower, Doors, etc. segment could be deterred and used with the following.

10 TAKE A WALK Going into the quiet Church, seeing, listening, feeling, even smelling.

This session could be combined with the middle segment above.

11 HOLY BAPTISM A tale of what Baptism is like, and an art activity.

Instead of drawing a picture, you might consider other art expressions, such as a collage of construction paper. The finished work could be displayed in the Church or Parish Hall to involve the parish in what the children are doing.

16,17 BAPTISMAL PROMISES, PARTS ONE and TWO A review of the Presentation of Candidates and Baptismal Covenant

Perhaps the hardest part of this segment is to explain to a 1st grader what “renounce” means. You may, depending on your own convictions of fantasy novels, enter into a discussion of literary or film stories. Other possibilities could be C. S. Lewis (Screwtape or Narnia). If Holy Water is offered at the entrance to your Church, another field trip is possible. You could also demonstrate how Holy Water is consecrated.

19 BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE, PART ONE: WATER Jewish Background, John the Baptist, the Early Church

The Scriptural references given in the back of the Leader’s book may be read and discussed - The Pool of Siloam, John the Baptist, Philip and the Ethiopian. Children (especially boys) at this age are particularly engaged by dynamic imagery such as Creation and the Flood, plus soldiers on chariots being drowned. Allow them to enter into the story.

For that reason, The Exodus Game is offered.

22 EXODUS: THE GAME A relay race for the whole parish

Biblical references, descriptions of activities and needed materials and sample signs to designate areas are given at the end of this book. The half-sheets of station instructions can be photocopied depending on the number of teams to be involved.

24 BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE, PART TWO: CANDLE & OIL The Light of Christ, Paschal Candle and Baptismal candles, Holy Chrism

If your parish does not use these symbols at a Baptism, you may wish to skip this segment. Similarly the following segment on the Sign of the Cross. You may, nonetheless, want to use the “Cross Finding” activity at the end.

26 THE SIGN OF THE CROSS Crosses on the Forehead, Crosses in the Church 28 BAPTISM WORD SEARCH A “test” to see what they remember

If the Scout is younger, the Word Search may be difficult. It could be omitted, or you could sit with the Scout and help point out the words. It might be funny for the Scout if he sees you having problem finding all the words, too!

29 WHAT’S IN A NAME? The giving of the “Christian” name of the Baptized

Use discretion, especially in adoption situations, divorces, broken families. Again, here is a segment that could be omitted, or you could read and discuss the change of name of Abram and Sarai, and Saul/Paul, or Isaac, Jacob, or other Biblical accounts and descriptions of names.

NOTE: These are only suggestions. Use your imagination and discretion. You may add or delete any of the segments as you see fit with time, learning abilities, size of the group, and previous learning experience (say, for example, that the Scout has no Church background or conversely that they have grown up in the parish.) W a t e r

What do you think of when I say ‘water’? List as many things as you can think of.

(Answers such as: drink, washing, rain, rivers, oceans, swimming, drowning, watering the gardens, fishing, cooling.)

BAPTISM WORD SEARCH

answer sheet

N M I A E A S T E R H U A S L ANOINTING BAPTISM H E W T F R O E N T R A N C E CANDLE CHURCH Q C W J A H M L X I Q C Y J G EASTER F S E L M B A P T I S M Y S H ENTRANCE FAMILY O A N O I N T I N G W L K E M FONT FORGIVENESS N P B M L F L W K L M D C W Y NEW LIFE T Q R B Y K E W A S H I N G X OIL RESURRECTION O Y I C A N D L E B M L Q H C TOWEL WASHING R E S U R R E C T I O N D Z H V N W S F G W L I E O Q W J U L H R T F U K A C N C J A U R L T K G K T O W E L Y O T F C O F O R G I V E N E S S E T H A I I O B T T U B V W M R X L Y W L E Q Z V W O J X H Q A L EXODUS - The GAME developed by The Rev’d. Edward K. Erb for St. John the Baptist Church, York PA, Lent 1998, revised 2015

This event was designed as an intergenerational Church School activity. It would work well in a Vacation Bible School setting, Youth retreat, sleep-over, etc. Enclosed are Scripture references in case you wish to do a Bible Study along with the activity. There are ‘Station Charts’ to be used to aid the ‘judges’ at each check-point and general descriptions. A ‘shopping list’ is included to help with preparations. Please feel free to use your imagination and adapt as needed. Though designed as a relay race, it would work as easily having the whole ‘nation’ go through the trials of the wilderness together. Have enough eggs, water, ‘manna’ cakes, etc. for everyone to participate.

Scriptural basis: PSALM 105 referring to: 26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 They performed his signs among them, and miracles in the land of Ham. Exo. 3: 10 28 He sent darkness, and made the land dark; they rebelled against his words. Exo. 4: 27 29 He turned their waters into blood, and caused their fish to die. Exo. 10: 21-29 30 Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the chambers of their kings. Exo. 7: 14-25 31 He spoke, and there came swarms of flies, and gnats throughout their country. Exo. 7: 26 - 8: 11 32 He gave them hail for rain, and lightning that flashed through their land. Exo. 8: 12-15 33 He struck their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country. Exo. 9: 13-35 34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and young locusts without number; Exo. 10: 1-20 35 they devoured all the vegetation in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground. Exo. 12: 29-36 36 He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the first issue of all their strength. 37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold, and there was no one among their tribes who stumbled. 38 Egypt was glad when they departed, for dread of them had fallen upon it. Exo. 12: 33 39 He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light by night. Exo. 13: 21-22 40 They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance. Exo. 16: 1-36 41 He opened the rock, and water gushed out; it flowed through the desert like a river. Exo. 17: 1-7 42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham, his servant. Exo. 15 43 So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. Deu. 4: 37-40; 44 He gave them the lands of the nations, and they took possession of the wealth of the peoples, 6: 20-25; 7: 8-11 45 that they might keep his statutes and observe his laws. Praise the LORD! also refer to Psalm 78 (below) synopsis: EXODUS (40 chapters) The birth of Moses, he flees from Pharaoh, call at the burning bush 1-4 Moses & Aaron confront Pharaoh, nine plagues: water > blood, frogs, gnats, flies, disease, boils, thunder, hail, locusts, dense darkness 5-10 The Passover & Exodus: 10th plague: death of first-born 11,12 Feast of Unleavened Bread, Crossing the Red Sea 13,14 The Song(s) of Moses and Miriam 15 In the wilderness: Manna, Water from the Rock, battle with the Amalekites, Jethro’s visit 16-18 At Sinai: Theophany, Commandments, other laws, commands for the Ark, Tabernacle, vestments 19-31 Golden Calf, plague, command to leave Sinai, new tablets, making of Ark, &c. 32-40 EXODUS - The GAME

PSALM 78 from the Book of Common Prayer, 1979 referring to:

12 He worked marvels in the sight of their forefathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. Exodus 14-15 13 He split open the sea and let them pass through; he made the waters stand up like walls. Exo. 14.22-25 14 He led them with a cloud by day, and all the night through with a glow of fire. 15 He split the hard rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as from the great deep. 16 He brought streams out of the cliff, and the waters gushed out like rivers. Exo. 17: 1-7 17 But they went on sinning against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. 18 They tested God in their hearts, demanding food for their craving. 19 They railed against God and said, “Can God set a table in the wilderness? Exo. 16: 2-36 20 True, he struck the rock, the waters gushed out, and the gullies overflowed; * but is he able to give bread or to provide meat for his people?” 21 When the Lord heard this, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob, and his anger mounted against Israel; 22 For they had no faith in God, nor did they put their trust in his saving power. 23 So he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. 24 He rained down manna upon them to eat and gave them grain from heaven. 25 So mortals ate the bread of angels; he provided for them food enough. 26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens and led out the south wind by his might. 27 He rained down flesh upon them like dust and wingèd birds like the sand of the sea. 28 He let it fall in the midst of their camp and round about their dwellings. 29 So they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved. Num. 11: 33 30 But they did not stop their craving, though the food was still in their mouths. 31 So God’s anger mounted against them; he slew their strongest men and laid low the youth of Israel. Num. 14: 29 32 In spite of all this, they went on sinning and had no faith in his wonderful works. 33 So he brought their days to an end like a breath and their years in sudden terror. 34 Whenever he slew them, they would seek him, and repent, and diligently search for God. 35 They would remember that God was their rock, and the Most High God their redeemer. Num. 21: 7 36 But they flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues. 37 Their heart was not steadfast toward him, and they were not faithful to his covenant. 38 But he was so merciful that he forgave their sins and did not destroy them; many times he held back his anger and did not permit his wrath to be roused. Exo. 32: 14 39 For he remembered that they were but flesh, a breath that goes forth and does not return. Num. 14: 20 40 How often the people disobeyed him in the wilderness and offended him in the desert! 41 Again and again they tempted God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. 42 They did not remember his power in the day when he ransomed them from the enemy; 43 How he wrought his signs in Egypt and his omens in the field of Zoan. 44 He turned their rivers into blood, so that they could not drink of their streams. Exo. 7: 14 - 11: 10; 45 He sent swarms of flies among them, which ate them up, and frogs, which destroyed them. 12: 29-36 46 He gave their crops to the caterpillar, the fruit of their toil to the locust. 47 He killed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost. 48 He delivered their cattle to hailstones and their livestock to hot thunderbolts. 49 He poured out upon them his blazing anger: fury, indignation, and distress, a troop of destroying angels. 50 He gave full rein to his anger; he did not spare their souls from death; but delivered their lives to the plague. 51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the flower of manhood in the dwellings of Ham. 52 He led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. Exo. 14: 26-28 53 He led them to safety, and they were not afraid; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54 He brought them to his holy land, the mountain his right hand had won. EXODUS - The GAME Overview STATION SEVEN: The Water at Marah STATION ONE: Someone in each team must drink a glass (8 oz.) of The Great Pyramid ‘sour’ water (with added lemon juice or a wedge). Using the sheet of paper (or poster board) provided with the ‘floor plan’ dimensions and building STATION EIGHT: blocks, the slave labor Hebrew teams must build a Manna from heaven pyramid (a square base and 4 triangular sides). Another person must eat a rice cake of ‘manna.’

STATION TWO: “Silver & Gold have I none” STATION NINE: The Ten Commandments Each team must collect 5 pieces of silver and gold foil ‘jewelry’ planted throughout the room or with The team must recite the Ten Commandments. various people in the ‘audience.’ All in the team can help; The commandments do not need to be in the correct order. But you get bonus points if you do! STATION THREE: “Shoo-Fly” STATION TEN: The teams must ‘swat’ (that is, stomp) all the flies, The Golden Calf frogs and locusts provided for them (balloons with Taking the gold and silver foil jewelry, the team pictures of these critters drawn on them). must form what looks something like a calf.

STATION FOUR: STATION ELEVEN: The Passover Clay Tablets Each team must ‘paint’ the doorposts of their Smashed tablets of the Law will be provided. ‘houses’ with the (red tempura paint) Blood of the Members of the team must piece together the Lamb in order that the Angel of Death will pass jigsaw puzzle. over their house that night.

STATION TWELVE: STATION FIVE: The Ark of the Covenant “One for the Road” The tablets of the Commandments must be placed Someone in each team must peel and eat one hard in the ‘Ark’ container provided and carried across to boiled egg and sprig of parsley for the Seder meal. the Promised Land. Trick: No team member may touch the Ark itself - STATION SIX: lest they ‘die’ and be disqualified (meaning they “Wade in the water” have to try this step again.) Each team must separate the sea of red balloons; get every member of the team across; and ‘corral’ the balloons back together into a ‘sea.’ by The Rev’d Edward K. Erb, 1998 EXODUS - The GAME shopping list: 1. build pyramid building blocks or Use child’s building blocks on a pre-drawn surface with ‘floor’ dimensions cereal boxes (say, 6 blocks x 6 blocks). Or use individual cereal boxes and afterwards newprint sheets/poster board donate to a food pantry as a ‘cereal offering.’ refrigerator boxes tempura paint (red, black, 2. collect gold & silver brown, &c.) Use gold and silver foil paper (gift wrap) to make necklaces, bracelets, &c. Pass out to bystanders before-hand. green & red balloons magic markers 3. swat flies, frogs, locusts (fly-swatters) Draw flies, frogs, grasshoppers &c, on a large quantity of (preferably green) hard-boiled eggs balloons. You can use fly-swatters, or have them stomp on the ‘plagues.’ parsley gold & silver foil paper 4. paint door posts cardboard Out of refrigerator box(es) cut doorways for the number of teams. Draw door lemons posts (and any other house decorations). Use red tempura paint for the lamb’s drinking glasses blood. rice or popcorn cakes plaster of paris 5. eat hard-boiled eggs shirt boxes For the Passover meal, have bitter herbs and hard-boiled eggs ready. masking tape 6. separate & cross red sea Use many, many red balloons for the ‘sea.’ Tape ‘L’ shaped cardboard to the Preparation of the site: floor as the ‘beach’ to hold in the sea. Using (colored) masking 7. drink ‘sour’ water tape, ‘draw’ a large map of the Add lemon wedges to glasses (8 oz.) of water - one for each team. Sinai desert with eastern Egypt and south western Palestine. 8. eat ‘manna’ Mark Mt. Sinai, the ‘Red’ Sea, Use flavored (like apple cinnamon) rice or popcorn cakes. &c. Place the stations 9. recite the ten commandments appropriately within the map. Print them out for judges (they may not know them either!) See station charts. See any Bible Atlas for help. If to be held outdoors, you 10. make golden calf could use crepe paper streamers Taking the jewelry that teams have collected earlier, create something that instead. Hold done with small looks like a golden calf. stones or whatever. Having several small tables 11. put together smashed tablets for some of the stations will be Several days in advance make sets of tablets out of plaster of paris. Size helpful. them to fit in shirt boxes. Decorate with Roman numerals (I-IV on left Decorate shirt boxes with gold tablet, V-X on right) or be really fun and use Hebrew letter-numbers, foil paper. right to left. Before the plaster hardens, score into jig-saw pieces. Be sure to keep the individual sets of pieces separate.

12. place tablets into the Ark and carry into Promised Land EXODUS - The GAME

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES from The Good News Bible

INTRODUCTION

EXODUS 3 1 One day Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but that it was not burning up. 3 "This is strange," he thought. "Why isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see." 4 When the Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Yes, here I am." 16 Go and gather the leaders of Israel together and tell them... that I have come to them and have seen what the Egyptians are doing to them. 17 I have decided that I will bring them out of Egypt, where they are being treated cruelly, and will take them to a rich and fertile land.... 19 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is forced to do so. 20 But I will use my power and will punish Egypt by doing terrifying things there. After that he will let you go.

Sing, “Go Down, Moses”

1. THE GREAT PYRAMID

EXODUS 1, 2 6 In the course of time Joseph, his brothers, and all the rest of that generation died, 7 but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt was filled with them. 8 Then, a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us. 10 In case of war they might join our enemies in order to fight against us, and might escape from the country. We must find some way to keep them from becoming even more numerous." 11 So the Egyptians put slave drivers over them to crush their spirits with hard labor. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses to serve as supply centers for the king. 12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites, the more they increased in number and the farther they spread through the land. The Egyptians came to fear the Israelites 13 and made their lives miserable by forcing them into cruel slavery. They made them work on their building projects and in their fields, and they had no pity on them.

23 Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God, 24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.

2. COLLECTING The SILVER & GOLD EXODUS 3, 11 21 "I will make the Egyptians respect you so that when my people leave, they will not go empty-handed. 22Every Israelite woman will go to her Egyptian neighbors and to any Egyptian woman living in her house and will ask for clothing and for gold and silver jewelry. The Israelites will put these things on their sons and daughters and carry away the wealth of the Egyptians." 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will send only one more punishment on the king of Egypt and his people. After that he will let you leave. In fact, he will drive all of you out of here. 2 Now speak to the people of Israel and tell all of them to ask their neighbors for gold and silver jewelry."

3. The PLAGUES

EXODUS 8, 10 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to the king and tell him that the Lord says, "Let my people go, so that they can worship me. 2 If you refuse, I will punish your country by covering it with frogs. 3 The Nile will be so full of frogs that they will leave it and go into your palace, your bedroom, your bed, the houses of your officials and your people, and even into your ovens and baking pans. 3 Moses and Aaron went to the king and said to him, "The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, "How much longer will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 4 If you keep on refusing, then I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. 5 There will be so many that they will completely cover the ground. They will eat everything that the hail did not destroy, even the trees that are left. 6 They will fill your palaces and the houses of all your officials and all your people. They will be worse than anything your ancestors ever saw.' "

4. The ANGEL of DEATH

EXODUS 11, 12 4 Moses then said to the king, "The Lord says, "At about midnight I will go through Egypt, 5 and every first-born son in Egypt will die." 1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Egypt...: 3 "Give these instructions to the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month each man must choose either a lamb or a young goat for his household. 4 If his family is too small to eat a whole animal, he and his next-door neighbor may share an animal, in proportion to the number of people and the amount that each person can eat. 5 You may choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male without any defects. 6 Then, on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, the whole community of Israel will kill the animals. 7 The people are to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten." 12 "On that night I will go through the land of Egypt, killing every first-born male, both human and animal, and punishing all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13 The blood on the doorposts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and will not harm you when I punish the Egyptians."

5. The PASSOVER MEAL

EXODUS 12 6 "On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, the whole community of Israel will kill the animals. 7 The people are to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten. 8 That night the meat is to be roasted, and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast. 13 The blood on the doorposts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and will not harm you when I punish the Egyptians. 14 You must celebrate this day as a religious festival to remind you of what I, the Lord, have done. Celebrate it for all time to come."

6. “WADE in the WATER”

EXODUS 14 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, he and his officials changed their minds and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we have lost them as our slaves!" 6 The king got his war chariot and his army ready. 7 He set out with all his chariots, including the six hundred finest, commanded by their officers. 8 The Lord made the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who were leaving triumphantly. 9 The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers, pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea. 13 Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the Lord will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, and all you have to do is keep still." 15 The Lord said to Moses, "Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move forward. 16 Lift up your walking stick and hold it out over the sea. The water will divide, and the Israelites will be able to walk through the sea on dry ground. 27 Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the Lord threw them into the sea. 28 The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. 29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides.

7. THE WATER AT MARAH

EXODUS 15 22 Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they walked through the desert, but found no water. 23 Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah. 24 The people complained to Moses and asked, "What are we going to drink?" 25 Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink. 8. MANNA FROM HEAVEN

EXODUS 16 2 There in the desert the whole company of Israel complained to Moses and Aaron 3 and said to them, "We wish that the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death." 4 The Lord said to Moses, "Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you." 13 In the morning there was dew all around the camp. 14 When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, "What is it?" Moses said to them, "This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat."

9. The TEN COMMANDMENTS

EXODUS 20 Tablet One 1. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of bondage. You shall have no other gods but me. 2. You shall not make for yourself any idol. 3. You shall not invoke with malice the Name of the Lord your God. 4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. Tablet Two 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not commit murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not be a false witness. 10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

10. The GOLDEN CALF

EXODUS 32 1 When the people saw that Moses had not come down from the mountain but was staying there a long time, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "We do not know what has happened to this man Moses, who led us out of Egypt; so make us a god to lead us." 2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings which your wives, your sons, and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." 3 So all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took the earrings, melted them, poured the gold into a mold, and made a gold bull-calf. The people said, "Israel, this is our god, who led us out of Egypt!" 7 The Lord said to Moses, "Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me. 8 They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt. 9 I know how stubborn these people are. 10 Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation." 11 But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said...,

12 Stop being angry; change your mind and do not bring this disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever." 14 So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

11. Clay Tablets

EXODUS 32 15 Moses went back down the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets with the commandments written on both sides. 16 God himself had made the tablets and had engraved the commandments on them. 19 When Moses came close enough to the camp to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing, he became furious. There at the foot of the mountain, he threw down the tablets he was carrying and broke them. 20 He took the bull-calf which they had made, melted it, ground it into fine powder, and mixed it with water. Then he made the people of Israel drink it. 30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will again go up the mountain to the Lord; perhaps I can obtain forgiveness for your sin." 31 Moses then returned to the Lord and said, "These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold and worshiped it. 32 Please forgive their sin."

12. The Ark of the Covenant

EXODUS 25, JOSHUA 3 10 "Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11 Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it. 12 Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side. 13 Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold 14 and put them through the rings on each side of the Box. 15 The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out. 16 Then put in the Box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written." 5 Joshua told the people, "Purify yourselves, because tomorrow the Lord will perform miracles among you." 6 Then he told the priests to take the Covenant Box and go with it ahead of the people. They did as he said. 7 The Lord said to Joshua..., "8 Tell the priests carrying the Covenant Box that when they reach the river, they must wade in and stand near the bank." 9 Then Joshua said to the people, "Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say. You will know that the living God is among you 11 when the Covenant Box of the Lord of all the earth crosses the Jordan ahead of you. 12 Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel. 13 When the priests who carry the Covenant Box of the Lord of all the earth put their feet in the water, the Jordan will stop flowing, and the water coming downstream will pile up in one place." When the people left the camp to cross the Jordan, the priests went ahead of them, carrying the Covenant Box. As soon as the priests stepped into the river, 16 the water stopped flowing and piled up... 17 The people walked across on dry ground, the priests carrying the Lord's Covenant Box stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the people had crossed over. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION for the group EXODUS 3: 1 One day Moses was taking care of the sheep and goats of When all is set up and the children are gathered... his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, he led the flock across the desert and came to Sinai, the holy mountain. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him as a flame coming from the middle of a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire but Welcome the group. that it was not burning up. 3 "This is strange," he thought. "Why Divide into ‘teams’ or ‘tribes’ anyway you wish. isn't the bush burning up? I will go closer and see." 4 When the Gather them in a circle. Lord saw that Moses was coming closer, he called to him from the middle of the bush and said, "Moses! Moses!" He answered, "Yes, here I am." Read: 16 Go and gather the leaders of Israel together and tell them... Exodus 3: 1-4, 16-17, 19-20 that I have come to them and have seen what the Egyptians are doing to them. 17 I have decided that I will bring them out of Egypt, where they are being treated cruelly, and will take them to Sing: a rich and fertile land.... 19 I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is forced to do so. 20 But I will use my power “Go down, Moses” Hymnal 1982 #648 and will punish Egypt by doing terrifying things there. After that or in Lift Every Voice #228 he will let you go.

At each ‘station’ gather the group / tribes / families and read the portion of Scripture that describes the activity.

Or, please feel free to tell the story in your own words! If you have a good story-teller in your congregation, she/he can “set the stage” for each activity. EXODUS - The GAME 1. THE GREAT PYRAMID (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 1: Exodus 1: 6-13, Exodus 2: 23-25 6 In the course of time Joseph, his brothers, and all the rest of that generation died, 7 but their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and became so numerous and strong that Egypt 8 STATION ONE: was filled with them. Then, a new king, who knew nothing about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. 9 He said to his people, The Great Pyramid "These Israelites are so numerous and strong that they are a threat to us. 10 In case of war they might join our enemies in Using the sheet of paper (or poster board) provided order to fight against us, and might escape from the country. We with the ‘floor plan’ dimensions and building must find some way to keep them from becoming even more blocks, the slave labor Hebrew teams must build a numerous." 11 So the Egyptians put slave drivers over them to pyramid (a square base and 4 triangular sides). crush their spirits with hard labor. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses to serve as supply centers for the king. 12 But the more the Egyptians oppressed the Israelites, the more they increased in number and the farther they spread through the land. The Egyptians came to fear the Israelites 13 and made their lives miserable by forcing them into cruel slavery. They made them work on their building projects and in their fields, and they had no pity on them.

EXODUS 2: 23 Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God, 24 who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them. EXODUS - The GAME 2. COLLECTING The SILVER & GOLD (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 3: Exodus 3: 21-22, Exodus 11:1-2 21 "I will make the Egyptians respect you so that when my people leave, they will not go empty-handed. 22 Every Israelite woman will go to her Egyptian neighbors and to any Egyptian STATION TWO: woman living in her house and will ask for clothing and for gold and silver jewelry. The Israelites will put these things on their “Silver & Gold have I none” sons and daughters and carry away the wealth of the Egyptians."

Each team must collect 5 pieces of silver and gold EXODUS 11: foil ‘jewelry’ planted throughout the room or with 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will send only one more various people in the ‘audience.’ punishment on the king of Egypt and his people. After that he will let you leave. In fact, he will drive all of you out of here. 2 Now speak to the people of Israel and tell all of them to ask their neighbors for gold and silver jewelry." EXODUS - The GAME 3. The PLAGUES (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 8, 10 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to the king and tell him that the Lord says, "Let my people go, so that they can worship me. 2 If you refuse, I will punish your country by covering it with frogs. 3 The Nile will be so full of frogs that they will leave it and go into your palace, your bedroom, your bed, the houses of your STATION THREE: officials and your people, and even into your ovens and baking “Shoo-Fly” pans.

The teams must ‘swat’ (that is, stomp) all the flies, 3 Moses and Aaron went to the king and said to him, "The frogs and locusts provided for them (balloons with Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, "How much longer will you pictures of these critters drawn on them). refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 4 If you keep on refusing, then I will bring locusts into your country tomorrow. 5 There will be so many that they will completely cover the ground. They will eat everything that the hail did not destroy, even the trees that are left. 6 They will fill your palaces and the houses of all your officials and all your people. They will be worse than anything your ancestors ever saw.' " EXODUS - The GAME 4. The ANGEL of DEATH (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 11, 12 4 Moses then said to the king, "The Lord says, "At about midnight I will go through Egypt, 5 and every first-born son in STATION FOUR: Egypt will die." The Passover 1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in Egypt...: 3 "Give Each team must ‘paint’ the doorposts of their these instructions to the whole community of Israel: On the tenth day of this month each man must choose either a lamb or ‘houses’ with the (red tempura paint) Blood of the a young goat for his household. 4 If his family is too small to eat Lamb in order that the Angel of Death will pass a whole animal, he and his next-door neighbor may share an over their house that night. animal, in proportion to the number of people and the amount that each person can eat. 5 You may choose either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a one-year-old male without any defects. 6 Then, on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, the whole community of Israel will kill the animals. 7 The people are to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten." 12 "On that night I will go through the land of Egypt, killing every first-born male, both human and animal, and punishing all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord. 13 The blood on the doorposts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and will not harm you when I punish the Egyptians." EXODUS - The GAME 5. The PASSOVER MEAL (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 12 6 "On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, the whole community of Israel will kill the animals. 7 The people are STATION FIVE: to take some of the blood and put it on the doorposts and above “One for the Road” the doors of the houses in which the animals are to be eaten. 8That night the meat is to be roasted, and eaten with bitter herbs Someone in each team must peel and eat one hard and with bread made without yeast. boiled egg and sprig of parsley for the Seder meal. 13 The blood on the doorposts will be a sign to mark the houses in which you live. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and will not harm you when I punish the Egyptians. 14 You must celebrate this day as a religious festival to remind you of what I, the Lord, have done. Celebrate it for all time to come." EXODUS - The GAME 6. “WADE in the WATER” (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 14 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had escaped, he and his officials changed their minds and said, "What STATION SIX: have we done? We have let the Israelites escape, and we have “Wade in the water” lost them as our slaves!" 6 The king got his war chariot and his army ready. 7 He set out with all his chariots, including the six Each team must separate the sea of red balloons; hundred finest, commanded by their officers. 8 The Lord made get every member of the team across; and ‘corral’ the king stubborn, and he pursued the Israelites, who were the balloons back together into a ‘sea.’ leaving triumphantly. 9 The Egyptian army, with all the horses, chariots, and drivers, pursued them and caught up with them where they were camped by the Red Sea. 13 Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and optional: you will see what the Lord will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again. 14 The Lord will fight for you, sing, “Wade in the Water” and all you have to do is keep still." 15 The Lord said to Moses, Lift Every Voice #143 "Why are you crying out for help? Tell the people to move forward. 16 Lift up your walking stick and hold it out over the sea. The water will divide, and the Israelites will be able to walk through the sea on dry ground. 27 Moses held out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the water returned to its normal level. The Egyptians tried to escape from the water, but the Lord threw them into the sea. 28 The water returned and covered the chariots, the drivers, and all the Egyptian army that had followed the Israelites into the sea; not one of them was left. 29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on both sides. EXODUS - The GAME 7. The WATER at MARAH (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 15: 22 Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea into the desert of Shur. For three days they walked through the STATION SEVEN: desert, but found no water. 23 Then they came to a place called The Water at Marah Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah. 24 The people Someone in each team must drink an 8 oz. glass of complained to Moses and asked, "What are we going to drink?" ‘sour’ water (with added lemon juice or wedge). 25 Moses prayed earnestly to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood, which he threw into the water; and the water became fit to drink. EXODUS - The GAME 8. Manna from Heaven (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 16 2 There in the desert the whole company of Israel complained to Moses and Aaron 3 and said to them, "We wish STATION EIGHT: that the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit Manna from heaven down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to Another person must eat a rice cake of ‘manna.’ death." 4 The Lord said to Moses, "Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you." 13 In the morning there was dew all around the camp. 14 When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, "What is it?" Moses said to them, "This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat." EXODUS - The GAME 9. The TEN COMMANDMENTS (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 20

STATION NINE: Tablet One The Ten Commandments 1. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of bondage. You shall have no other gods but me. The team must recite the Ten Commandments. 2. You shall not make for yourself any idol. 3. You shall not invoke with malice the Name of the Lord your All in the team can help; God. 4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. The commandments do not need to be in the correct order. But you get bonus points if you do! Tablet Two 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not commit murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 1. You shall have no other gods but me. 8. You shall not steal. 2. You shall not make for yourself any idol. 9. You shall not be a false witness. 3. You shall not invoke with malice the Name 10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. of the Lord your God. 4. Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy.

5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not commit murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not be a false witness. 10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. EXODUS - The GAME 10. The Golden Calf (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 32: 1 When the people saw that Moses had not come down from the mountain but was staying there a long time, they gathered STATION TEN: around Aaron and said to him, "We do not know what has The Golden Calf happened to this man Moses, who led us out of Egypt; so make us a god to lead us." 2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold Taking the gold and silver foil jewelry, the team earrings which your wives, your sons, and your daughters are must form what looks something like a calf. wearing, and bring them to me." 3 So all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took the earrings, melted them, poured the gold into a mold, and made a gold bull-calf. The people said, "Israel, this is our god, who led us out of Egypt!" 7 The Lord said to Moses, "Hurry and go back down, because your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have sinned and rejected me. 8 They have already left the way that I commanded them to follow; they have made a bull-calf out of melted gold and have worshiped it and offered sacrifices to it. They are saying that this is their god, who led them out of Egypt. 9 I know how stubborn these people are. 10 Now, don't try to stop me. I am angry with them, and I am going to destroy them. Then I will make you and your descendants into a great nation." 11 But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said..., 12 Stop being angry; change your mind and do not bring this disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever." 14 So the Lord changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened. EXODUS - The GAME 11. Clay Tablets (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 32 15 Moses went back down the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets with the commandments written on both sides. STATION ELEVEN: 16God himself had made the tablets and had engraved the Clay Tablets commandments on them. Smashed tablets of the Law will be provided. 19 When Moses came close enough to the camp to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing, he became furious. There Members of the team must piece together the jigsaw at the foot of the mountain, he threw down the tablets he was puzzle. carrying and broke them. 20 He took the bull-calf which they had made, melted it, ground it into fine powder, and mixed it with water. Then he made the people of Israel drink it. 30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will again go up the mountain to the Lord; perhaps I can obtain forgiveness for your sin." 31Moses then returned to the Lord and said, "These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold and worshiped it. 32 Please forgive their sin." EXODUS - The GAME 12. The Ark of the Covenant (the Scripture reading is on the reverse) EXODUS 25 10 "Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11 Cover it with pure gold inside and STATION TWELVE: out and put a gold border all around it. 12 Make four carrying The Ark of the Covenant rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side. 13 Make carrying poles of acacia wood and The tablets of the Commandments must be placed cover them with gold 14 and put them through the rings on each in the ‘Ark’ container provided and carried across side of the Box. 15The poles are to be left in the rings and must to the Promised Land. not be taken out. 16 Then put in the Box the two stone tablets that I will give you, on which the commandments are written."

JOSHUA 3 5 Joshua told the people, "Purify yourselves, because tomorrow the Lord will perform miracles among you." 6 Then he told the priests to take the Covenant Box and go with it ahead of the people. They did as he said. 7 The Lord said to Joshua..., "8Tell the priests carrying the Covenant Box that when they reach the river, they must wade in and stand near the bank." 9 Then Joshua said to the people, "Come here and listen to what the Lord your God has to say. You will know that the living God is among you 11 when the Covenant Box of the Lord of all the earth crosses the Jordan ahead of you. 12 Now choose twelve men, one from each of the tribes of Israel. 13 When the priests who carry the Covenant Box of the Lord of all the earth put their feet in the water, the Jordan will stop flowing, and the water coming downstream will pile up in one place." When the people left the camp to cross the Jordan, the priests went ahead of them, carrying the Covenant Box. As soon as the priests stepped into the river, 16 the water stopped flowing and piled up... 17 The people walked across on dry ground, the priests carrying the Lord's Covenant Box stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan until all the people had crossed over. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The Godly Play Christian Education series by Jerome Berryman. available through Morehouse / Church Publishing and especially:

Anne Kitch: What We Do In Church (in English and Spanish versions) Morehouse / Church Publishing

Anne Kitch: Water of Baptism, Water for Life: An Activity Book Morehouse / Church Publishing

Mary Lee Wile: Christ’s Own Forever: Episcopal Baptism for Infants and Young Children Morehouse / Church Publishing

Channing-Bete Scriptographic booklets: “What Every Episcopalian Should Know About the Sacrament of Holy Baptism” for parents “About Faith and Your Child (from 6-12 years old)

There is an excellent article about Baptism in the early Church, written by Aidan Kavenaugh, “Rite of Passage” published in The Anglican Digest, Summer 2015, available from Hillspeak, 805 Country Road 102, Eureka Springs AR 72632 or www.anglicandigest.org. Professor Kavenaugh relates a tale of a young man’s experience in the first century.

Religious Emblems

Programs of Religious Activities for Youth (P.R.A.Y.) in Saint Louis, MO, is gracious in carrying all the materials you need to celebrate your youth’s accomplishments. To order certificates, medals, etc. go to: https://store.praypub.org/ and click on the appropriate level of Religious Emblems. There is a specific Episcopal Church medal you can purchase. They also provide with the certificates a service of commendation with explanation and prayers that can be used in a worship service. This is particularly appropriate to use and present religious emblems on Scout Sunday in February (normally the Sunday prior to February 10th - the anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts in America.